Axing of the Himalayas, The
- Synopsis
- The forests on the hill slopes of the Himalayas are disappearing and it is no longer possible for the hill people to find enough firewood or fodder for their animals. Discusses the conflict between commercial forestry in India and local needs. Through the ‘Chipko’ movement, the hill people express their concern about forest exploitation, the erosion and landslides and the decline of traditional life. Sunderlal Bagaguna leads the movement and the programme recounts his pilgrimage to save the forests.
- Series
- World About Us, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1982
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Uses
- Courses on rural development, forestry, ecology and conservation.*
- Subjects
- Environmental science
- Keywords
- deforestation; forests; Himalayas
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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